The short history of the prize is as controversial as the choice of winner.

这个历史很短的奖项在选择获奖得主方面也是极富争议。

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The foundation further explains that this situation is unprecedented in the history of the Nobel Prize.

基金会进一步解释说，这种情况在诺贝尔奖的历史上还是首例。

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Grass was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1999 for his "frolicsome black fables [which] portray the forgotten face of history".

格拉斯因他“嬉闹的黑色寓言、描绘历史被遗忘的一面”获得1999年诺贝尔文学奖。

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Jagland firmly disagrees. "If you look at the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, we have on many occasions tried to enhance what many personalities is trying to do,"

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